Easter Week

Sorry it has been a while since I have published a post.  We have been really busy.

The week of Easter started by taking Jackson, Kali, and Hoyt to see the Easter Bunny.  Jackson and Kali LOVED him, however Hoyt wasn't the biggest fan!!!

On Good Friday, Aunt Tasha took Kali to a movie, then to her first pedicure, and then out for pizza!  What an awesome Aunt.  Kali had a wonderful time and enjoyed being pampered!!  Thanks Aunt Tasha!!!

On Saturday, Uncle Brian and Kim took Jackson and Kali to the Play Station!  The kids had a blast!!! Plus, it helped me out as I was able to do Easter shopping....yes I  know I waited to the last minute!!!  Thanks Brian and Kim, you made their day so much fun!!!

After the Play Station we colored our eggs.  Kali had a lot of fun doing it this year and I think she did a wonderful job!!

Easter morning we got up and Kali found all of her eggs!!!   We had to help a little!! However, Hoyt did not look for eggs this year, I'm sure he will love it next year!!!

We went to Grandma Roseberry's on Easter Sunday.  The house was full with little ones....This was Ben and CJ's first family outting!!!  We had a great time hanging out with family, loving the babies, and enjoyed some wonderful food!!!  I can't wait too see what next year will be like!?!?!

Unfortunately, Chad was putting Hoyt to sleep so we didn't get a family picture this year!!! Oh well, there is always next year!!!

For those of you that check my blog, Brianna's Senior Prom pictures will be coming...I just needed to get caught up first and my next post will show Brianna in her amazing dress!!!

Grand March

My friend Amy's daughter, Kelsey, was invited to attend prom at North Linn last weekend.  Kali and I wanted to go to see Kelsey's beautiful dress!!!  Kelsey looked gorgeous to say the least!!!  Kali had a wonderful time watching the Grand March and seeing all the pretty dresses.   I swear, nothing gets passed my daughter, during the march there were two girls that walked down together and Kali whispers to me, "Mom, their boyfriends must have broken up with them."  I really don't know where she gets it.  I guess, on a positive note, she is very observant!!!

 

Hoyt is 1 Years OLD!!!

Due to everyone's busy schedules, we celebrated Hoyt's birthday on Friday April 15th at the C.P. Library.  We had chicken fajitas, walking tacos, and texas cavier and chips n salsa for the menu.  I think this was a BIG hit....except for Vicki, who doesn't like mexican. 

Even though the weather was terrible that day, everyone had a great time!  The theme of Hoyt's party was camoflauge....of course!!!  Daddy baked and decorated the cake for Hoyt's birthday.  The cake was delicious, however everyone was more impressed with Kali's Barbie cake.....maybe next year Hoyt will have to have a GI Joe cake!!! LOL 

We would like to thank all our friends and family for coming.  We greatly appreciate it!!!!

Hoyt LOVED the Thomas the Train riding toy that Uncle Brian and Kim got him.  As a matter of fact, Kali and Jackson loved it too.  All day on Saturday Kali and Jackson said they wanted to play with Hoyt, but acutally they wanted to play with his Thomas the Train toy!!!

Aunt Vicki and Uncle Fred got Hoyt the dump trunk with legos.  Everyone in the family has been enjoying that gift.  The above picture is a hooded sweatshirt, but the hood has a mohawk....it is super cute. Thank you Grandma Dolores, Hoyt will look nice and tough!!

Unfortunately, Brianna wasn't able to attend Hoyt's Birthday party as she had her Senior Class Trip to the Mall of America that day.  We missed you Brianna!  :(

Daddy also made Hoyt his very own birthday cake!  It was so comical watching Hoyt go to town on his cake.  He dove right in!!!

It was so cute, Hoyt dropped the entire cake into his pocket of his bib!  He looked at the table and was like, "Where did it go?"  But, then he picked it up from his pocket and kept eating without missing a beat!!!

Thanks again for everyone that made Hoyt's 1st Birthday extra special!  Happy Birthday Hoyt, I can't believe you are already a year old!!!!  We love you!!!!

"ME" Time!!!

On Thursday while I was on vacation I watched CJ and Ben, while Laura treated herself to some much needed "me" time and got pampered for a few hours.  I can't think of anyone who is more deserving!!!

Cory had given Laura, my mom, and I a gift certificate for a spa day given by Tasha Washburn, my sister-in-law.  (IF you have ever gotten one from her you definitely will return for another one).   Tasha was nice enough to accommodate Laura's schedule and she came to her house.

The Spa day started with a candle light epson salt bath to get relaxed!  Then she received a full body exfoliating scrub with steamed towels, and then a hour long full body massage!  Laura said she felt so much lighter and relaxed after her after her massage!!! 

I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours with Ben and CJ.  Ben slept for most of the time, but CJ was very excited in his swing.  Every time I would stop the swing to get a picture of CJ smiling, he would stop smiling....so I had to take the pictures while the swing was still going...so that is the reason my photos are center!!!  Doesn't CJ have the BIGGEST smiles!!!  They definitely are contagious!

Brianna's Soccer Game

On Tuesday night Brianna had a soccer game against Mt Vernon.  Brianna scored 1 goal!! YAY Sissy!!!!  Center Point beat Mt Vernon 6-0.  It was an awesome game and a great night for playing soccer. 

Since Brianna's soccer games are now at the Fross Park complex instead of playing on the football field, Kali was able to play on all the play ground equipment during half time and after the game!  So, I think Kali likes it better at Fross Park, but I prefer the football field as there is more bleachers and an intercom system to announce the games!!

We have had a couple scares in the last few days.  On Sunday, Azaria (Kali's cousin) was pushing Kali in G'ma and G'pa Washburn's swing and somehow the rope to the swing broke and Kali and the swing went flying.  Luckily, Kali came away with only a couple scrapes on her arm.  By her scream, I thought she was going to have a broken arm but I think it scared her more than anything.  Then after Brianna's soccer game we went to Joensy's and we had Hoyt in his car seat and the waitress helped me put him in those wooden high chairs that you can set upside down so that you can place the car seat on top of it.  We were all visiting and all of the sudden, the high chair flipped over and the carseat landed face down on the ground.  I think Hoyt's head hit the table before it landed face down.  It was really scary.  Luckily, Hoyt only had a little bump on his head.  I definitely think God has been looking out for our children as those accidents could have resulted in very serious injuries!!!

Here is a picture of a very tired little boy.  After a couple hours outside, getting all banged up, and having his belly full, Hoyt was ready to call it a day!!!!

Visiting the Popelka's

Here are some random pictures of us visiting the Popelka's.  Heidi (Cory's sister) was nice enough to take some pictures as I didn't have my camera that day!